J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by ise

bandit wrote:

I know that I now pay for my flights with a c/c as at least this gives some financial protection if the airline decides not to bother delivering the goods for whatever reason.

for which Easyjet charge extra :roll: There's no box to tick for "I'll bring the cash to the airport" )

an afterthought, as I read it O'Learys intention is to use the current fuel prices as a chance to run a last man standing price war, it's his intention to put other operators out of business.

If that's so, what's the best advice for people booking cheap flights?

book direct, where Ryanair lead others may follow, that looks easy. What else? How protected is your money with other airlines? You can't leave it until the last minute to book, the prices skyrocket.

bandit wrote:Ryanair may yet regret this decision to shaft the public instead of agreeing a way forward with the agencies. If say 30 OAP's want to fly to Salou for their week away from their Old Folk's home, they will not each fire up their laptops, connect to their Broadband and book individually. They are more likely to ask a Travel Agent to sort it out for them as a group (one of those evil bloodsucking ABTA members no doubt).

These are the very people who will fill the Ryanair coffers when they check in at the airport (charge), load on a suitcase (charge), pay excess baggage (charge), need a wheelchair (charge) buy inflight food and drink (charge).

Right now those agencies are re-booking them onto other carriers, without charge.

I can't see there was any way forward though, Ryanair wanted them to stop and had told them to do so over the last year, in strong terms by taking legal action against a few of them.

It's just that wafer thin margins and customer service don't mix :)

rob123 wrote:Unfortunatly, contacts are a no no for me. i`ve had a cornia graft, so the only lense i could wear would be a hard gas perm. one. I`ve tried this in the past, and it`s just not worth the hassle!

I`ve also found a frame that would work with my prescription. I`m quite liking the idea of the Adidas ones though. Thanks for all the help again.

over here (Switzerland) you can walk into one of the chain optical places like Visilab and get new glasses in a couple of hours, the last pair I had were some Bolle, they take out the stock lens and make one up. They can take the prescription from your existing glasses.As Bandit says, that only works for certain strengths. It's cheap though, obviously there's a high demand for decent glasses and lenses here.

Zen. wrote:I always tend to notch my dins up abit before i hit the powder so fortunatly never had to go fishing for my skis.

exactly, that's what I meant above when I commented there are worse things than losing your skis some days, on some days in some places moving the DIN up or locking out completely on dynafits is a good idea for an experienced skier.

There's also a common tendency to ski with DIN's too low which is not only dangerous but a habit that needs breaking before progressing to any more serious off piste.

AJ wrote:.I cant see the problem with third party bookings so long as its maybe contractual to certain outlets.

the problem's fairly simple, Ryanair are making nothing on the flights so they're tying to make money elsewhere, the 10 quid sandwich on board or charging for luggage for example. The other way to make some money is to sell add-ons, like car hire, insurance, airport parking. One of the reasons the third parties want to sell Ryanair tickets is so that they can sell their own add on products which has left Ryanair subsidising those third parties with the flights as a loss leader in effect.

bandit wrote:
I can do it for others, but I found it really hard to orient myself after I had stopped.

that's true, if you're lucky it's untracked powder and in those first few seconds you can see the holes :D

great practice watching other people, getting that to a reflex where you're aware where everyone is and how they're moving primes the first phase of an avalanche search.

bandit wrote:
I had visions of spending the rest of the day digging, because by the time I had stopped rolling I had no idea of where my release had been.

That's an avalanche thing, watching where person and kit separate and trying to keep that map of position in your head.

I think the most I've spent in the last 10 years looking for a ski is about 20 minutes. It's annoying but not a huge deal. Try and find that point where the separation occurred, mark it as it's hard to find once the surface is broken up and use a grid search for the ski sweeping with another ski or a an avalanche probe if required. People do underestimate how far the ski will travel but the stories people tell in bars and on the internet claiming skis travelling huge distances are silly nonsense.

I do recall stopping and keeling over for that photo' :D

Ryanair Cancels Third Party Flight Bookings Started by User in Ski Chatter, 55 Replies
bandit wrote: I know that I now pay for my flights with a c/c as at least this gives some financial protection if the airline decides not to bother delivering the goods for whatever reason. for which Easyjet charge extra :roll: There's no box to tick for "I'll bring the cash to the airport" )

Confessions of a Skier Started by User in Ski Chatter, 35 Replies
bandit wrote: I can do it for others, but I found it really hard to orient myself after I had stopped. that's true, if you're lucky it's untracked powder and in those first few seconds you can see the holes :D great practice watching other people, getting that to a reflex where you're aware where everyone is and how they're moving primes the first phase of an avalanche search.

Messages posted by : ise